Recorded 1960–1971 Girls' name Peak 1961 17 births

Gennine — girls' name

17 babies named Gennine in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s5
1960s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Gennine was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gennine in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gennine

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Gennine between 1960 and 1971, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gennine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gennine performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gennine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gennine in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gennine at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

17

Since 1960

12 years of records

Peak year

1961

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1960

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1971

Gennine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1960

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1961)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197119611960 5

Gennine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
12 births that decade — 71% of Gennine's all-time total
1960s121970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gennine?
17 babies have been named Gennine since 1960. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1961 with 7 births.
When was Gennine most popular?
Gennine was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Gennine been used?
Gennine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 12 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Gennine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Genevieve, Genesis, Geneva, Gena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.